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their_o service_n do_v consist_v whole_o in_o feasance_n now_o they_o consist_v in_o render_v in_o vser_n and_o in_o prender_v as_o freeholders_n service_n do_v in_o those_o day_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n time_n have_v deal_v so_o unfavourable_o with_o freeholders_n and_o have_v so_o abridge_v they_o of_o their_o former_a freedom_n that_o if_o you_o compare_v the_o service_n of_o the_o freeholders_n with_o the_o service_n of_o the_o copy-holders_n senties_fw-la hunc_fw-la potius_fw-la quam_fw-la illum_fw-la fore_fw-la liberum_fw-la how_o many_o freeholders_n be_v there_o at_o this_o day_n charge_v with_o base_a service_n as_o many_o i_o doubt_v not_o as_o there_o be_v copy-holders_n no_o marvel_n then_o that_o many_o able_a man_n turn_v copy-holders_n and_o many_o peasant_n turn_v freeholder_n no_o marvel_n i_o say_v that_o man_n of_o all_o sort_n and_o condition_n promiscuous_o both_o freeholders_n and_o copy-holders_n since_o there_o be_v such_o small_a respect_n have_v unto_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o land_n in_o the_o reservation_n of_o our_o service_n yet_o observe_v i_o pray_v though_o time_n have_v so_o enfranchise_v these_o copy-holders_n that_o they_o have_v in_o a_o manner_n shake_v off_o all_o villain_n service_n yet_o they_o retain_v a_o badge_n of_o their_o former_a bondage_n for_o they_o remain_v still_o subject_a to_o their_o lord_n will_v therefore_o at_o this_o day_n they_o be_v term_v tenant_n at_o will_n but_o with_o freeholders_n otherwise_v it_o be_v for_o they_o be_v not_o in_o that_o subjection_n to_o their_o lord_n peradventure_o in_o this_o respect_n only_a bocklands_n may_v be_v term_v freehold_n land_n and_o folk-land_n villain_n land_n and_o yet_o time_n have_v deal_v very_o favourable_o with_o copy-holders_n in_o this_o point_n of_o will_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o point_n of_o service_n sec_n viii_o 51._o bract_n lib._n 4._o tr._n 3._o cap_n 9_o numb_a 5._o fleta_n lib._n 5._o cap_n 51._o for_o as_o i_o conjecture_v in_o the_o 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aliquid_fw-la de_fw-fr svo_fw-la honorabili_fw-la contenen_fw-la amittat_fw-la and_o therefore_o by_o this_o appear_v that_o this_o stat._n of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la be_v but_o a_o affirmance_n of_o the_o common_a law_n in_o this_o point_n of_o afferance_n touch_v the_o second_o question_n know_v that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o court_n to_o impose_v a_o fine_a or_o a_o amerciament_n at_o their_o election_n for_o any_o offence_n commit_v but_o still_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o punishment_n must_v necessary_o suit_v with_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o offence_n from_o the_o several_a nature_n of_o offence_n commit_v arise_v the_o several_a name_n of_o punishment_n inflict_v the_o offence_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o place_n be_v twofold_a and_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o person_n twofold_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o place_n offence_n commit_v extra_fw-la curiam_fw-la of_o which_o the_o steward_n by_o no_o common_a possibility_n can_v have_v cognizance_n without_o 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